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Tag Archives: Privacy
Bing arrives better late than never to the encryption party
Bing, the perennial web search bridesmaid is finally going to encrypt your search data by default.
Privacy groups walk out of US talks on facial recognition guidelines
Not a single industry representative would agree on the most basic premise: that targets of facial recognition should opt in before companies identify them.
Facebook introduces “Moments” – supposedly a safer way to share photos
Unlike Facebook’s “Photo Sync” feature, Moments is a separate photo app that doesn’t upload anything until you tell it to. Paul Ducklin wonders how much safer you’ll be from over-sharing your pics…
Armed robber caught after confessing on Facebook, “ashamed” emoticon and all
Here’s a candidate for the Facebook Hall of Stupid Posts fame: a robber who, though he took the time to wear a mask to cover his face, then posted a thinly veiled confession online.
Thinkuknow: What kids are up to online and how to protect them
How to teach 5-year-olds that people online aren’t always who they say they are, that older kids don’t have to suffer bullying in silence, and much more. 
Uber petition site pulled after hacker redirected visitors to rival
An online petition by taxi firm Uber had to be pulled after a hacker redirected visitors to rival Lyft’s website.
France orders Google to scrub search globally in right to be forgotten requests
We do not care if a URL’s got a .fr, a .uk or a .com glued to the end, France told Google – if a European makes a legitimate request to be forgotten in search results, make it so on all your search engines in all countries. 
Thief who mugged Facebook PlayStation-seller busted thanks to location data
The victim had been trying to sell an old PlayStation 2 through Facebook, and was contacted by a potential purchaser who turned out to be the mugger. We offer some advice on making offline transactions with people you meet online.
Watch out for Acai Berry scams on Facebook
Imagine a friend sends you a link, and you end up on a scammy diet site… Could that cause any harm? What should you do?